Google’s Sanjay Gupta Appointed Independent Director at Colgate -Palmolive

The Board of Directors of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited has approved the appointment of Sanjay Gupta as an Additional Director designated as Non-Executive, Independent Director, with effect from January 22, 2024, for a term of 5 years. Subject to the approval of the members of the company.

Sanjay Gupta is the Country Head and Vice President of Google India. Before Google, Gupta was Managing Director of Star and Disney India, where he played a pivotal role in extending Star’s traditional television content to digital consumers through Hotstar. He began his career at Hindustan Unilever, where he went on to lead marketing for two of the company’s critical segments: Oral and Home care. He then moved to serve as Bharti Airtel’s Chief Marketing Officer. In addition to being a founder member of The/ Nudge Foundation, which works in the area of poverty alleviation, he champions responsible progress for the Internet industry in India in his capacity as Chairperson of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). He is a postgraduate from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kolkata and an engineer from Delhi College of Engineering. Sanjay currently lives in Mumbai.